The Manitoba government has processed more than 20,000 new claims worth $19 million as part of the second intake of the Caregiver Wage Support Program. Launched in November, the program recognizes low-income and middle-income workers who have been integral in protecting Manitobans during the province’s pandemic response. The Manitoba government has provided $18 million, while the federal government has contributed the remaining $17 million. Eligible caregivers have received an hourly $5 top-up to their wages based on the number of hours worked during the intake period. Read more

Dr. Reimer advises that right now Manitoba has enough vaccine supply in its freezers to provide the second dose to personal care home residents or maintain second dose appointments for care providers next week and the week after at super sites. Personal care home residents are being prioritized for dose #2 as they tend to have a lower immune response compared to younger people. Therefore, the second dose will occur as per schedule to increase their ability to fight off the virus after vaccination. We’ll know on Friday this week if second dose appointments for care providers need to be cancelled based on the federal government’s confirmation of the amount of vaccine to be delivered the week of Feb. 8. People with appointments are being asked to plan to keep their appointments. You will be contacted to advise if your appointment will be cancelled.

At the Winnipeg and Brandon super sites, new appointments are not being made due to the Pfizer vaccine supply disruption. Beginning this week, every dose of vaccine administered at the super sites will be a second dose, meaning more Manitobans will have fuller protection against COVID-19. 

All staff members can contact the Occupational Health Nurse by emailing [email protected] or by calling 1-844-940-1993. This email and toll-free phone number are monitored Monday - Friday, 0800-1600 hours and on weekends and holidays from 0800h-2000h for on-call coverage for COVID-19 related issues and emergencies. 

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This COVID-19 testing site is operated by Dynacare. More details.

Visit the Shared Health website for updates and new information.

The Infection Prevention and Control Program is in the process of onboarding two new coordinators during the month of February. As we go through these changes, there may be a delay in timely responses to questions, phone calls and emails. For COVID-19 related concerns, please refer to the Shared Health website for up to date information. 

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